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Letters Patent No. 61,088, dated January 8, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, CESAR NEUMANN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hoop Skirts; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the saine, suiicient to enable one skilled in the art tomake use of it, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this specification, and in Which- Figure 1 represents aperspective view of, a portion of the skirt.

Figure 2 isa section through one of the' clasps.

This invention consists in'closing the upper portion of the skirt byclasps in such a manner that said ends can be readily fastened andunfastened when the skirt is pnt on or taken oii', and all danger oftearing the skirts or dresses by the projecting ends of the wires isprevented. v

A represents a portion of a hoop skirt, the wires B of which are securedin the pockets or shirrs a of -the tapes C by means of thread. The upperWires B', which in ordinary skirts are open in front to allow of puttingon or taking off the skirt, are closed in my skirt by extending saidwires so that their ends overlap cach other, and in which position theyare fastened by clasps b, 5g. 2, Which are so arranged that they canreadily be unfastened when the skirt is to be put on or taken 01T, andfastened after the skirt is on. By these means the ends of the wires areprotected and prevented from injuring the skirts or dresses Worn overthe hoop skirt. The clasps or. fastenings of the ends may close eachcircle of the Wires B', or they may be arranged in clusters, as in.' g.1, where the eight wires are divided into sections of four, each unitedby the straps a and t, respectively, so as to permit the opening to bemore readily made by uuclosing but four clasps.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A hoop skirt, with its upper wires closed by means of a spring clasp,substantially as described and represented'.

A hoop skirt, with its upper opening wires arranged in sections andprovided with spring catches, for the purpose described.

CSAR NEUMANN. Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, C. L. TorLrFr.

